letting go by shaking
Request: Sometimes, especially with fear, the body wants to shake violently as a way of releasing pent up uncomfortable energy. I was curious how effective this is as an intentional spiritual practice.
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Vsauce (YouTube channel)
Request: One of the biggest science-based YouTube channels on the platform.
deciding that all ‘bad’ feelings are fallacious and faulty habits of the mind
Request: From Ch 13 DPG - “Q: How does one overcome the apprehension about ‘bad feelings’ arising consequent to looking within oneself?” “A: Decide that all ‘bad’ feelings are fallacious and faulty habits of the mind.”
President Biden pardon of his son Hunter Biden
"President Joe Biden’s grant of clemency on Sunday night — an extraordinary political act with extraordinary legal breadth — insulates his son from ever facing federal charges over any crimes he possibly could have committed over the past decade" -- politico.
"keep up appearances" / for show
to pretend to be happier, less poor, etc. than you really are, because you do not want people to know how bad your situation is -- Cambridge dictionary.
opportunism
taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others.
“To live with care and kindness is all that is necessary..."
"The rest reveals itself in due time” -- Power vs. Force.
threatening to commit suicide as a method of manipulation
Request: While calling a bluff is tempting, the consequences aren't, which leads to the manipulation often being successful. What does it say about the person? The low end being rock bottom?
ICC arrest warrant for Israel's Netanyahu
Alleging war crimes, International Criminal Court judges issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant last week -- BBC.
"You don't get what you don't ask for"
Priority request: used a lot in sales that sometimes the most important part of making a sale is simply asking for it.
prayer as a mudra
The most effective form of prayer according to Dr. Hawkins. (Video was removed from YouTube).
legalized assisted dying
"British MPs passed a bill that would legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales. After a heated debate, 330 MPs voted in favour of the reform and 275 voted against it" -- The Economist.
We Who Wrestle With God, by Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson guides us through the ancient, foundational stories of the Western world, analyzing the Biblical accounts of rebellion, sacrifice, suffering and triumph that stabilize, inspire and unite us, culturally and psychologically -- amazon.
nesting for enlightenment
Small self making practical arrangements in anticipation of potentially leaving the world.
The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis
a Christian devotional book first composed in Medieval Latin as De Imitatione Christi (c. 1418–1427) --vwikipedia.